Red Line (Dubai Metro)

Red Line
Map of the Red Line
Overview
Status	Complete
Owner	Roads and Transport Authority (Dubai)
Locale	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Termini	Centrepoint Expo 2020, UAE Exchange
Stations	35 (including branch)
Service
Type	Rapid transit
System	Dubai Metro
Operator(s)	Keolis-MHI
History
Opened	9 September 2009 (2009-09-09) (limited)
Technical
Line length	67 kilometers (42 mi)
Number of tracks	2
Track gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Electrification	Third rail
Operating speed	95 km/h (59 mph)
Route map Legend Depot 11 Centrepoint   M4   12 Emirates 13 Airport Terminal 3 14 Airport Terminal 1 15 GGICO 16 City Centre Deira 17 Al Rigga 18 Union   M2   Dubai Creek 19 BurJuman   M2   20 ADCB 21 Max 22 World Trade Centre 23 Emirates Towers 24 Financial Centre 25 Burj Khalifa/Dubai Mall 26 Business Bay Dubai Canal 29 Onpassive 31 Equiti 32 Mall of the Emirates 33 Insurance Market 34 Dubai Internet City 35 Al Khail 36 Sobha Realty   T1   37 DMCC 38 Jabal Ali   B1   70 The Gardens 71 Discovery Gardens 72 Al Furjan 73 Jumeirah Golf Estates 74 Dubai Investment Park 76 Expo 2020 39 Ibn Battuta 40 Energy 41 Danube 42 UAE Exchange Auxiliary Depot This diagram: view talk edit

The Red Line is currently one of two lines of the Dubai Metro network in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. ^[1] It runs from Centrepoint (formerly Rashidiya) in the east to Expo 2020 (formerly Expo 2020) in the west and travels parallel to Sheikh Zayed Road for most of its length.

There are two interchange stations with the Green Line: Union and BurJuman. Additionally, Jabal Ali is an interchange between the main Red Line (Route 2020) to Expo 2020 and the branch line to UAE Exchange. The Red Line has its main depot near Centrepoint and an auxiliary depot at UAE Exchange. ^[2]

Additionally, DMCC and Sobha Realty have connections to the Dubai Tram at Jumeirah Lake Towers and Dubai Marina stations respectively.

History

The first section was inaugurated on 9 September 2009 with ten stations opened. ^[3] Construction was declared complete on 28 April 2010 with an additional sixteen stations opened during 2010.

In 2010, the Red Line carried a total of 38.888 million passengers with a daily average of about 149,000 people, according to the RTA Statistics Office. ^[4] In 2013, the Red Line handled a total of over 88 million passengers and the daily average was about 243,000 people. ^[5]

Three additional stations were added between 2011 and 2013, making a total of twenty-nine stations spanning 52.1 km (32.4 mi). The line is the world's longest single rapid transit line to use driverless trains, as recognized by Guinness World Records in 2011. ^[6]

Route 2020

As part of the Expo 2020 development in Dubai, an extension of the Red Line named Route 2020 ^[7] announced in December 2015 and originally due to be completed mid-2019. The extension project created a new section of the line from Jabal Ali to the Expo 2020 site, near Al Maktoum International Airport. ^[8]

Construction of the Route 2020 line started in 2016 by the ExpoLink Consortium, comprising Alstom, Acciona, and Gülermak. ^[9] The track layout east of Jabal Ali station was modified to create a new branch and one additional platform to serve the new route.^{[ citation needed ]} The line was formally inaugurated by Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Dubai's Ruler and UAE Prime Minister, on 8 July 2020. ^[10] As a result of increasing popularity of the metro, the new stations feature platforms wider than those found in existing stations, to cope with greater ridership.^{[ citation needed ]} The extension is 15 km (9.3 mi) in length, with 11.8 km (7.3 mi) above ground and 3.2 km (2.0 mi) below ground. ^{[9] [11]} Of the seven stations, five are elevated and two are underground. ^[12] Eventually it is planned to extend the line beyond Expo 2020 to Al Maktoum International Airport, south of the Expo site. ^[13] The route is expected to have 275,000 users each day by 2030. ^[14]

The extension was partially opened on 1 January 2021, with trains running a shuttle service between Jabal Ali and Al Furjan. ^[15] The section from Al Furjan to Expo 2020 was opened on 1 June 2021, allowing the extension to be fully operational, as well as the transfer of the main Red Line route from UAE Exchange to Expo 2020. The section from Jabal Ali to UAE Exchange now runs as a shuttle service, with passengers from Centrepoint needing to change at Jabal Ali for stations to UAE Exchange.

The travel time between Centrepoint and Expo 2020 station is reported to be 1 hour 14 minutes with a service frequency of 2 minutes and 38 seconds during peak times (24 trains per hour in each direction), and a capacity of 16,000 passengers per hour in each direction. ^[16]

Starting from 15 April 2024, there will be no need to switch trains at the Jabal Ali Metro Station because the Dubai Metro Red Line will branch into 2 direct routes:

• Centrepoint to Expo 2020
• Centrepoint to UAE Exchange

The directions depend on the timing of the Y junction where the Expo 2020 and UAE Exchange branches meet in front of Jabal Ali Metro Station. ^[17]

Route

As of 2021, the Red Line had 31 stations on the main line, and an additional 4 stations on the branch. The line is 52.1 km (32.4 mi) long, with 4.7 km (2.9 mi) underground.^{[ citation needed ]}

170 feeder buses are provided by the RTA for commuters to commute to stations on the line are also in operation, as of 15 October 2010.^{[ citation needed ]}

Branch		Station Code	Station name		Date opened	Interchange station	Layout
Main	Branch		English	Arabic
●		11	Centrepoint	سنتربوينت	9 September 2009	Interchange with Blue Line, Centrepoint Metro Bus Station (Al Rashidiya Bus Station)	Elevated
●		12	Emirates	طيران الإمارات	30 April 2010	Emirates Headquarters	Elevated
●		13	Airport Terminal 3	المطار- مبنى رقم 3	9 September 2009	Dubai International Airport Terminal 3	Elevated
●		14	Airport Terminal 1	المطار- مبنى رقم 1	30 April 2010	Dubai International Airport Terminal 1	Elevated
●		15	GGICO	جي جي كو	15 May 2010		Elevated
●		16	City Centre Deira	سيتي سنتر ديرة	9 September 2009		Underground
●		17	Al Rigga	الرقة			Underground
●		18	Union	الاتحاد		Interchange with Green Line.	Underground
●		19	BurJuman	برجمان		Interchange with Green Line.	Underground
●		20	ADCB	بنك أبوظبي التجاري	30 April 2010		Elevated
●		21	Max	ماكس	9 September 2009		Elevated
●		22	World Trade Centre	المركز التجاري العالمي	15 May 2010		Elevated
●		23	Emirates Towers	أبراج الإمارات	30 April 2010	Museum of the Future	Elevated
●		24	Financial Centre	مركز دبي المالي العالمي	9 September 2009	Gate Avenue at DIFC (Dubai International Financial Centre)	Elevated
●		25	Burj Khalifa/Dubai Mall	دبي مول / برج خليفة	4 January 2010	Dubai Mall	Elevated
●		26	Business Bay	الخليج التجاري	15 October 2010		Elevated
●		29	Onpassive	الصفا	15 May 2010		Elevated
●		31	Equiti	اكويتي	15 October 2010		Elevated
●		32	Mall of the Emirates	مول الإمارات	9 September 2009	Mall of the Emirates	Elevated
●		33	Insurance Market	سوق التأمين	15 October 2010		Elevated
●		34	Dubai Internet City	مدينة دبي للانترنت	30 April 2010	The One Tower	Elevated
●		35	Al Khail	الخيل	15 October 2010	Arenco Tower (AAM Tower)	Elevated
●		36	Sobha Realty	شوبا العقارية	30 April 2010	Interchange with Dubai Tram.	Elevated
●		37	DMCC	أبراج بحيرات جميرا	15 October 2010	Interchange with Dubai Tram.	Elevated
●	●	38	Jabal Ali	جبل علي	9 September 2009	Interchange with Red Line from Jabal Ali to UAE Exchange	Elevated
	●	39	Ibn Battuta	ابن بطوطة	30 April 2010	Interchange with Pink Line to Abu Dhabi. Ibn Battuta Mall	Elevated
	●	40	Energy	الطاقة	30 September 2013		Elevated
	●	41	Danube	دانوب	12 December 2012		Elevated
	●	42	UAE Exchange	الإمارات العربية المتحدة للصرافة	11 March 2011	Interchange with Pink Line to Abu Dhabi.	At Grade
●		70	The Gardens	الحدائق	1 January 2021		Elevated
●		71	Discovery Gardens	ديسكفري جاردنز			Elevated
●		72	Al Furjan	الفرجان			Elevated
●		73	Jumeirah Golf Estates	عقارات جميرا للجولف	1 September 2021		Underground
●		74	Dubai Investment Park	مجمع دبي للاستثمار	1 June 2021		Underground
●		76	Expo 2020	2020 اكسبو			Elevated

Services

train #5034 entering World Trade Centre station

The entire journey time on the Red Line is approximately 74 minutes, travelling at a maximum speed of 110 kilometres per hour (68 mph), with 20–30 seconds stopping time at each station. The average time between stations on the Red Line is 60–90 seconds.^{[ citation needed ]} The RTA operates 27 trains in the morning peak hours and 29 trains in the evening peak hours with the interval between train services ranging from 6 to 8 minutes in the morning peak period, and from 5 to 6 minutes in the evening peak period.^{[ citation needed ]}

Commercial station branding naming

The Dubai Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has benefited significantly from businesses along the routes of the Red and Green lines sponsoring nearby stations. The naming initiative has so far generated over Dh2 billion in revenue for the RTA. On average, each station has brought in Dh90-100 million.^{[ citation needed ]}

On 13 May 2010, it was announced that Al Quoz station, which opened on 15 May, would be named Noor Islamic Bank. This announcement that Noor Islamic Bank won the right to name Al Quoz Station for a period of ten years was made in the presence of the bank's representatives at the RTA headquarters in Dubai. Moreover, several other stations on the Red Line have been named after local and international corporate giants, including, Emirates Airlines, GGICO, Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank (Al Karama), First Abu Dhabi Bank, Sharaf DG, Nakheel, DAMAC Properties (Dubai Marina), Danube (Jebel Ali Industrial) and Mashreq. ^[18]

Current station name	Date	Previous station name(s)	Date of change
Centrepoint	4 August 2021 [19]	Rashidiya
BurJuman	12 December 2012 [20]	Khalid bin Al Waleed
ADCB	15 September 2014 [21]	Al Karama
Max	4 August 2021 [19]	Al Jafiliya
Onpassive	11 January 2023 [22]
		Noor Islamic Bank
		Noor Bank
		Al Safa	30 November 2020 [23]
Equiti	18 April 2022 [24]	First Gulf Bank
		First Abu Dhabi Bank
		Umm Al Sheif	25 November 2020 [25]
Mashreq	18 May 2020 [26]	Sharaf DG
Al Khail	25 November 2020 [25]	Nakheel
Sobha Realty	9 August 2021 [27]	Dubai Marina
		DAMAC Properties
		Dubai Marina	25 November 2020 [25]
DMCC	13 August 2018 [28]	Jumeirah Lakes Towers
Jabal Ali	18 May 2020 [26]	Nakheel Harbour & Tower
Danube	12 November 2012	Jebel Ali Industrial
UAE Exchange	28 June 2015 [29]	Jebel Ali

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External links

• Dubai Metro 2015: Red Line Jebel Ali (UAE Exchange) – Rashidiya HD on YouTube
• Dubai Metro Red Line 2019 UAE Exchange To Rashidiya on YouTube
• Dubai Metro 2015: Red Line Jebel Ali (UAE Exchange) – Rashidiya HD on YouTube